Book #15657

Umberto Eco's Alternative - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Norma Bouchard, Veronica Pravadelli
Book #15657 Umberto Eco's Alternative - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Norma Bouchard, Veronica Pravadelli.

Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien: Peter Lang, 1998.

An attractive first edition/first printing. Contursi F026. An unread softcover original in Fine condition in pictorial wrappers. From the personal library of Eco bibliographer James Contursi.

The politics of culture and the ambiguities of interpretation. "This anthology examines Eco's work within the context of the current debate surrounding the interpretation and production of cultural messages." (from the wrapper) ; 8vo; vi, 317 pages.

Price: $60.00

Author Bio

Umberto Eco

Umberto Eco (born January 5, 1932) is an Italian medievalist, semiotician, philosopher, literary critic and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose (Il nome della rosa, 1980), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.